To make a very long story short, ever since 2006, he has gotten a
flare-
up of
pancreatitis about once a year. However, during all of his subsequent flare-ups, his amylase and lipase were always totally normal, but his triglycerides were always through the roof, which triggered the pancreatitis. In fact, 2 years ago, he ended up getting septic from a pancreatic cyst that burst.